MUSC Women Scholars Goal The promotion of careers of women faculty at MUSC

Previous Programs/Events  Midday Networking Sessions  Workshops  Colloquia  Eminent Scholar Award  MUSC Childcare Network  Program/Event Planning  Planning committees for each type of event

Proposed Restructuring  Roundtables  Workshops  Exit interviews  Data Collection  Mentoring  Eminent Scholar Award  Childcare Network  Technology  Planning  Steering Committee members leading a defined Program with action-oriented Working Groups

Roundtables  Aim: Create a setting where women faculty can receive information (similar to Midday Networking Sessions), but with more depth and an individualized manner, as well as providing an opportunity to network with a senior faculty member or expert and other women faculty with a common interest  Led by Kathy Magruder & Tammy Nowling  Would need a Roundtables Working Group

Workshops  Aim: Provide training on specific topics to women faculty  Half-day and full-day workshops held 1-2 times per year  Led by Samar Hammad

Exit Interviews  Aim: Gather data/trends on women faculty leaving MUSC  Led by Sheila Smith & Amy Bradshaw  Would need an Exit Interviews Working Group

Data Collection  Aim: Collect and analyze data on career advancement of MUSC women faculty  Provost’s Faculty Database  Collect appointment, promotion & tenure data  Led by Joan Cunningham  Would need a Data Collection Working Group

Mentoring  Aim:  (a) Provide an MUSC Women Scholars liaison for other University programs that endeavor to identify and train mentors (to be better mentors) and/or train mentees (on how to get mentoring)  (b) Facilitate individualized sessions for mentoring on tenure and promotion planning  Mentoring Liaisons Lisa Cunningham & Ann Ramsdell  Mentoring Match Sessions led by Lisa Cunningham

Eminent Scholar Award  Aim: Recognize a prominent, nationally- and internationally-known woman scholar, bringing the scholar to campus to (a) expose MUSC women faculty to role models & (b) increase the exposure of MUSC male faculty to exceptional women scholars  Led by Barb Rohrer

Childcare Network  Aim: Connect MUSC faculty, staff, and students who are searching for childcare in the tri-county area   Would need a Steering Committee member to lead

Technology  Aim: Provide a quality resource for MUSC women faculty to quickly locate pertinent information  Led by Mary Mauldin